Ruby is a one of the most popular languages used on the web. We’ve recently started a new screencast series here on Nettuts+ that will introduce you to Ruby, as well as the great frameworks and tools that go along with Ruby development. In this chapter, we’ll take a look at creating our own Ruby classes.

This is an entry-level tutorial for those new to both Ruby and to Rails. It will give you an overview of what both are (and aren't), how to get started with RoR development, and how to make your first website with RoR.

Ruby on Rails.. by now most people have heard the hype about it. It promises more effective code, total object orientation, and true MVC architecture to say the least. As far as my own personal experience, it has been all that and more. The code is beautiful, easy to maintain, and edit. In a recent project I was working on, it took me less than 10 hours to do the application, as compared to at least double that if I was writing in PHP.

This week, we'll do a little bit more with getting an actual page up and running. We'll also work on adding more interactivity by embedding ruby in HTML and learning a little about variables. After that, we'll learn more about Ruby's beautiful URL structure and how to manipulate it, plus other things as well.

Ruby on Rails is a elegant framework with an abundance of built in functions. However, sometimes finding and implementing the right ones for your project isn't always easy. Here, we'll review 8 lesser-known tips that will enable you to get the most out of your dynamic web application.

Give me an hour of your time, and I'll take you on a fly by of the Ruby on Rails framework. We'll create controllers, models, views, add admin logins, and deploy using Heroku's service in under an hour! In this article we'll create a simple bookshelf application where you can add books and write thoughts about them. Then we'll deploy the application in just a few minutes. So buckle up because this article moves fast!